A RECURSIVE METHOD OF COMPUTING THE Q-FUNCTION,

Abstract

The Q-Function occurs frequently in radar detection theory and in other problems involving the bivariate normal distribution. A recursive procedure is described which is well suited for rapid machine computation of this function.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0610784

Entities

People

  • I. S. Reed
  • L. E. Brennan

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Complex Variables
  • Computations
  • Detection
  • Functions (Mathematics)
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Normal Distribution

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Regression Analysis.